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Published July 5, 2009, 2:43 pm, Scoop.co.nz
BBC - Some of the most arresting analysis of the causes and consequences of the financial crisis is being made by Andrew Haldane, the executive director of what the Bank of England calls - with no hint of irony - ''financial stability''. His latest speech, ...
County tackles health costs
Published July 5, 2009, 6:59 am, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
In an effort to trim spending on employee health care, Allen County government is paying more for perks like gym memberships and weight loss programs. Photo caption: Tamecca Chapman works out at the downtown YMCA during her lunch break from her job at the Allen County Courthouse. She is taking advantage of a program in which the county pays for her membership. Photo by Clint Keller | The Journal ...
The price of prevention
Published July 4, 2009, 4:52 pm, The Star
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has been shown to protect against a few of the HPV virus strains that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. But is it cost-efficient or sustainable for Malaysia?
Sarah Lovinger: Health Care Rationing? The US Has Been Rationing Care for Years
Published July 3, 2009, 9:07 am, The Huffington Post
I am not sure in which alternate reality these Conservative nay-sayers live, but as a primary care doctor working with uninsured patients, I can assure you that health care has been rationed in the US for years.
Lawyer's complaint abuses the human rights process
Published July 3, 2009, 12:34 am, Vancouver Sun
A Victoria lawyer's pique over a $30 medical bill for a prostate checkup is costing taxpayers thousands.
Lawyer Laurence Armstrong wins new human-rights hearing about prostate-cancer screening
Published July 2, 2009, 11:53 am, The Georgia Straight
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered a new human-rights hearing into whether or not the B.C. Medical Services Plan discriminates against men. In a decision posted on the B.C. Supreme Court W
What Celebrity Deaths Teach Us About Surviving Our 50s
Published July 2, 2009, 8:47 am, FOX 61 Chattanooga
If the recent rash of celebrity deaths has taught us anything, it’s that surviving your 50s can be hard. Farrah Fawcett died last week at age 62, but was diagnosed with anal cancer in her late 50s. And Michael Jackson and Billy Mays shocked fans by their sudden deaths at age 50.
Court orders B.C. tribunal to reconsider prostate exam discrimination case
Published July 2, 2009, 7:26 am, C-Health
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has been ordered to reconsider whether it's discriminatory to make men pay for prostate cancer screening tests while providing free pap exams and mammograms to women.
Getting questions answered on HPV and the Gardsil vaccine
Published July 2, 2009, 3:19 am, Winnetka Talk
Thank you, readers, for your thoughtful, wonderful questions! Since many of you asked about HPV and the Gardasil vaccine, I decided to dedicate this month's column to providing you with information about this very common sexually transmitted infection. Links' medical director, Dr. Loren Hutter, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...
ThinPrep cervical smear test now free for Auckland
Published July 1, 2009, 3:28 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Women in the Greater Auckland area will be able to get a ThinPrep cervical smear test from their doctor at no extra charge from today. Previously, there was an additional charge from the doctor for the sample vial if a woman chose this more advanced type of testing.
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